First injections of Novavax planned for March in France, 3.5 million French people who will lose their vaccination pass, the milestone of 30,000 deaths crossed in Belgium...
Le Figaro
takes stock this Tuesday, February 22 on the latest information related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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286 dead in 24 hours, 27,565 hospitalized patients
286 people have died in the past 24 hours, according to Public Health France.
27,565 people are currently hospitalized, including 1,834 since the day before.
2,842 patients are being treated in critical care - 206 of them entered it on Tuesday.
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It is still too early to assess the effects of the vaccination pass, according to Olivier Véran
It is not yet possible to assess the effects of the vaccination pass introduced in France at the start of the year, admitted Tuesday the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, during a hearing in the Senate by the commission of inquiry into the adequacy of the past to the evolution of the epidemic.
The goal pursued by the government was to limit the risks of contamination, even if the vaccines have largely lost their effectiveness against the transmission of the virus, and to push the non-vaccinated to take the plunge.
Despite the lack of concrete data, Olivier Véran said he was convinced that the vaccination pass was effective on both counts.
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The first injections of Novavax planned for the beginning of March in France
The first injections of Novavax's Covid-19 vaccine, presented as an alternative for those feared by messenger RNA vaccines, are scheduled for early March, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
The first delivery, of approximately 1.1 million doses, is expected in France in the coming days -
"the laboratory says February 23, 24 or 25"
- specifies the ministry during its weekly update on the campaign. vaccination against Covid.
Knowing that
"it takes 3 to 4 working days"
the time to send them,
"the first injections could take place from the beginning of March"
, according to the source.
Of the total of the first Novavax delivery, 600,000 doses will be protected for the Overseas Territories, including some 120,000 sent immediately.
The 500,000 doses for mainland France will be sent to hospital pharmacies before being distributed to
“at least one vaccination center per department”,
details the ministry, according to which it is
“the fastest circuit”.
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"3.5 million" French people will lose their vaccination pass
Latecomers were given a
one-week “
tolerance period ”.
But, during a press briefing on Tuesday, the Ministry of Solidarity and Health indicated that “
3.5 million people will lose their pass today or tomorrow
”, for lack of having received a booster dose. within a maximum period of four months after the last injection.
Last week, the ministry estimated that less than “
4 million
” people would lose their vaccination pass by February 15.
Since then, “
there have been 200,000 more eligible people, bringing the figure to 4.2 million people, of whom 700,000 have made their recall, which makes 3.5 million people who will lose their pass today or tomorrow.
“, detailed a representative of the ministry.
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The milestone of 30,000 deaths crossed in Belgium
Belgium, a country of 11.5 million inhabitants, crossed the threshold of 30,000 deaths linked to the coronavirus on Tuesday, according to figures from the public health institute Sciensano (30,015 recorded on Tuesday).
Two-thirds of these deaths date back to the year 2020.
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Three injured in protest in New Zealand
Clashes between anti-vaccine protesters and police with riot shields in Wellington outside the New Zealand Parliament on Tuesday.
Demonstrators notably threw an
“irritating substance”
towards the police, injuring three police officers.
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Contaminated, Elizabeth II cancels certain engagements
Queen Elizabeth II, who tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, canceled videoconference engagements scheduled for Tuesday, still suffering from
"mild
cold-like symptoms", Buckingham Palace announced.
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Hong Kong imposes three screening tests
The entire population of Hong Kong must undergo three rounds of coronavirus screening tests, the leader of the city said on Tuesday, in the grip of the worst wave of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic.
In addition, the Philippine consul in Hong Kong denounced the dismissal and homelessness of Covid-positive domestic workers, the vast majority of Filipino and Indonesian women.
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More than 5.89 million dead
The pandemic has officially killed at least 5,892,084 people worldwide since the end of December 2019, according to a report established by AFP from official sources.
In absolute terms, the United States is the country with the most deaths (935,991), ahead of Brazil (644,604), India (512,344) and Russia (347,031).
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, taking into account the excess mortality directly and indirectly linked to Covid-19, that the toll of the pandemic could be two to three times higher than that officially established.
